Cinnamon
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A perfect read-aloud picture book by the Newbery Medal-winning and New York Times bestselling author of American Gods and Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman, and illustrated in bold colors by Divya Srinivasan.
A talking tiger is the only one who may be able to get a princess to speak in this beautiful picture book set in a mythic India.
This stunning picture book will transport readers to another time and place and will delight parents and children alike. "Full of Gaiman's wit and whimsy, this one is great for reading aloud (and looks pretty lovely on the shelf as well). Gorgeous, with lush illustrations by Divya Srinivasan" (Brightly).
Previously available only as an audio book, Cinnamon has never been published in print before, and Divya Srinivasan’s lush artwork brings Neil Gaiman’s text to life.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Cinnamon, the heroine of this Just So style story, lives in a magnificent palace, wears an orange sari, and has pearls for eyes, "which gave her great beauty, but meant she was blind." Cinnamon doesn't talk, and her parents, the Rajah and Rani, offer gifts to those who can get her to speak. All fail until a tiger appears: "He was huge and fierce, a nightmare in black and orange, and he moved like a god through the world, which is how tigers move." Though the family is skeptical, he begins to teach Cinnamon: "The tiger put Cinnamon's hand into his. Pain,' said the tiger, and he extended one needle-sharp claw into Cinnamon's hand." The heat of Gaiman's prose, which switches from fairy tale romance to farce and back again, stands in contrast to Srinivasan's (Little Owl's Night) cool spreads, which concentrate on the beauty of the Indian setting, her flat, graphic shapes ornamented with lacy filigree. This isn't a comforting tale, but its effect is real: Gaiman puts a claw right into the reader's hand. Ages 4 8.
